17 Mar 2020

Tricky family histories

From Afternoons, 1:39 pm on 17 March 2020

Decolonisation can be a tricky business, especially as we sometimes have to confront the activities of our ancestors and how they've benefited us. When RNZ's Tim Watkin went to Taranaki to research where the family land came from he found a tricky history of confiscation and land loss. 

A one off RNZ podcast is being released today tracking Tim's discovery of his family's story, and how it interacts with the story of Ngati Maru. 

Ngāti Maru lead negotiator Anaru Marshall.

Ngāti Maru lead negotiator Anaru Marshall. Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin